Storm Darragh batters UK and Ireland, leaving 1 dead and hundreds of thousands without power
A man died and hundreds of thousands of people in Britain and Ireland have been left without power as high winds and heavy rain battered the region
By AP News
Published - Dec 07, 2024, 09:04 AM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 05:04 PM EST
LONDON (AP) — A man died and hundreds of thousands of people in Britain and Ireland were left without power Saturday as high winds and heavy rain battered the region.
Gusts of up to 93 miles per hour were recorded as officials sent a rare emergency alert by phone to about 3 million households in Wales and southwest England early Saturday.
The official alert, which came with a loud siren-like sound, warned people to stay indoors and was sent to every compatible mobile phone in the areas impacted by Storm Darragh.
In northwest England, a man in his 40s died when a tree fell onto his van while he was driving on a highway near Preston, about 36 miles (58 kilometers) north of Manchester.
